Another James Bond story. This is #7.

It is interesting to watch Ian Flemings writing improve. The first five stories were ehhh, but the last two, the writing has drastically improved.

In this story, gold is being smuggled out of Britain in large volumes which hurts the economy. Bond is put on the case, and he find a connection with his SMERSH, the Russian Spy Agency in many of the Bond stories.

Even though these stories are fun and a little light reading, the women read like a preteens fantasy. They crave a mans dominance, are always in their underwear, can't help falling in love with Bond, are not that smart but yet are independent at the same time. 1959 literature geared specifically for men.